Infographic: The 2010 election fundraising war

The Week compares the rival fundraising efforts of the RNC and the DNC — both of which just set donation records — over the last 14 months

In the tense buildup to the fall elections, both the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee set fundraising records in March, respectively collecting $11.4 million and $14 million. Political donations, generally, have been steadily creeping upwards since January 2009, when President Obama took office and Michael Steele became the RNC chairman — but it's interesting to note how fundraising peaks and valleys for each party coincide, significantly or not, with key events along the way. Click-and-slide the tab under the chart to track the parties' respective gains (DNC = blue, RNC = red):

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